Hazlewood Arthur I
Dental Department, our Lady of Mercy Medical Center, Bronx, NY, USA.
N Y State Dent J. 2007 Jan;73(1):48-50.
Cuba's health care system is neither well known nor understood in the United States, so the opportunity to gain insight and facts about the system is significant. A sponsored trip to the island by a group of oral health practitioners is reported in this article by one of the participants. It was revealed that Cuba has invested a high percentage of its national budget in developing a sophisticated primary care system. Oral health services, as reported, are planned, organized and effective.